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Voters Approve New Paid Sick Leave Laws In Conservative States
Voters in red states have approved ballot initiatives mandating paid sick days for workers, showing that the progressive policy enjoys broad support across party lines. Sick leave measures in Missouri ...
New York Post
Boss slammed by non-Americans for their response to employee’s sick day request: ‘That sounds terrible’
An employee proudly posted her boss’s response to her sick day request — and the non-American people of the internet had a lot to say about it. Ley Sabandal lives and works in the Philippines but has ...
Detroit Free Press
Missouri football adds four-star defensive tackle, recent OSU decommit in Class of 2026
Make that five commitments for Mizzou in the past week, all of whom were either flipped pledges or recent decommitments from other Power-conference programs. Missouri football added a commitment in ...
Newsweek
Woman Shares Sick Leave Response From Boss, but There’s Just One Problem
A woman has sparked intense debate after sharing a screenshot of the response she received from her boss after calling in sick. Ley Sabandal, who lives and works in the Philippines, posted the ...
The Conversation
Canada still lacks universal paid sick leave — and that’s a public health problem as we approach flu season
Alyssa Grocutt receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Julian Barling receives funding from the Borden Chair of Leadership and the Social Sciences and ...
CNN
Alaska airlifting hundreds from storm-devastated coastal villages
One of the most significant airlifts in Alaska history was underway Wednesday to move hundreds of people from coastal villages ravaged by high surf and strong winds from the remnants of Typhoon Halong ...
IJR
Alaska Villages Devastated After Typhoon Halong Remnants Leave Thousands Homeless
Rain and wind were forecast Wednesday along Alaska’s coast, where two remote Native villages were left in ruins after the remnants of Typhoon Halong tore through the region — and officials scrambled ...
The Times Leader
3 missing, dozens rescued in Alaska
A homeowner takes a photo after a storm Monday in Buxton, N.C. JUNEAU, Alaska — Three people were missing in western Alaska on Monday, and more than 50 had been rescued — some plucked from rooftops — ...
Rolling Stone
Republicans Aren’t Just Gutting Health Care. They’re Taking Your Sick Leave, Too
Americans are a sick people. Among their economic peers they expect to live shorter lives, experience higher rates of chronic disease, and spend more on their care and upkeep. The baseline necessities ...
Star Tribune
Ramstad: With countdown on to Minnesota’s new paid leave law, workers can already make plans
In less than three months, Minnesota begins its new state-run program to pay workers when they need time off for prolonged illness or to take care of a new baby. For many, the time to start preparing ...
Forbes
Air Traffic Controllers Who Call In Sick During The Shutdown Won’t Be Paid, Duffy Warns—But Will Intimidation Backfire?
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox Business viewers Thursday that air traffic controllers who call in sick during the shutdown will not be paid and could be fired—intimidating rhetoric ...
Sports Illustrated
A Look at Nebraska's Best-in-Nation Numbers on Pass Defense
Not only is Nebraska leading the nation in pass defense, it’s not even close. The Huskers are No. 1 by a mile, allowing only 91.8 passing yards per game. Alabama is second, 26.6 yards behind, with 118 ...